Links List on switching layouts

[sharpiefan]

Title:
Links List on switching layouts

Area:
links lists

Summary:
If a user has more than 10 links (including blank spaces for headers) in their links list, on switching layouts, a user loses links 11 onwards. Could there be some way to change things so that a user doesn't lose links?

Description:
If a user has more than 10 links (including blank spaces for headers) in their links list, on switching layouts, a user loses links 11 onwards. Could there be some way to change things so that a user doesn't lose links? I recently changed layouts, not realising that I'd lose a good portion of my links list in doing so, and I don't suppose I'm the only one - and I don't know if there's any way to go back and get them again.

Poll #8392 Links List on switching layouts

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 53

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Should be implemented as-is.
40 (75.5%)

Should be implemented with changes. (please comment)
0 (0.0%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
0 (0.0%)

(I have no opinion)
12 (22.6%)

(Other: please comment)
1 (1.9%)

Comments

[sharpiefan]

I know the styles are cached (and think that's fantastic!). I had an idea that the links list is separate from the Style, so thanks for confirming that.

I've got a paid journal, and although it did lapse for a brief time (a day or so) I switched layouts after I went back to Paid status. And I never went up to whatever the Paid maximum is anyway, only using up another seven or eight spaces.

I managed to restore the lost links because I'd linked to them elsewhere, but I'm not sure I got all of them, and it may well happen to someone else who can't remember all their links.

Edit: I have reported it as a bug, as suggested, so I'm pretty sure it's going to get looked into. I love DW - everyone's so nice! :D

[matgb]

Hmm, I wonder.

Currently, my account isn't paid (haven't got around to going to the right page, will do it in a bit). I know that when I repay, I also have to go to the icon upload page to remind it I'm allowed 100 icons.

I wonder if this might be a similar thing, it sounds like it. Regardless, it's definitely a bug that needs fixing.